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As stated by Grigoriy Karasin, Russian State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister, “we do not exclude the possibility of a visa-free regime with Georgia.” Karasin noted that last year, Russia had dramatically reduced the strain of visa requirements for Georgian citizens. This was done through allowing private invitations by Russian citizens. However, Karasin noted …

The Туту.ру portal has named the most popular tourism destinations for Russian tourists for the coming New Year. According to the ticket sales portal, Kishinev is leader in terms of sold tickets for New Year period. This city maintains the leading position for several years. “Supposedly, Russian tourists visit Kishinev …

Russia will continue to stay in contact with the European Commission and the European Union countries regarding the feasibility of gas transit through Turkey, RIA Novosti reported citing Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. Undoubtedly, we will continue contacts with the European Commission and our counterparts from other countries in order …

Georgian wine exports to the Russian Federation may decline. Higher taxes will create problems to distributors and producers. It is not known when exactly the new rate will come into force, but the working process was intensified in this direction. Russia plans to double excise tax on wines. Ministry of …

Almost 25 years after watching the Dawn of Communism collective farm where he grew up land in the dustbin of history, Andrey Burdin is helping turn Russia into something the communists never could: a grain-export powerhouse. Over the last few years, Burdin has tripled the size of his farm on …

Ukraine take note. This might be how you do it. Of the three ex-Soviet countries facing territorial disputes with the Russians, which include Moldova and Ukraine, Georgia is in the best shape by far. Some people say that what recent government’s did to Georgia post-Soviet Union was like what Rudolph …

As reported, the Russian government is discussing the possibility of increasing the excise tax on wine, especially imported. Georgian winemakers fear that this decision could have a negative impact on the export of wine to Russia. According to General Director of “Tbilvino” Zurab Margvelashvili, if the decision is adopted, the export …

Political tension with Europe and the increasing role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has the world’s biggest supplier looking to increase exports to the Asia-Pacific region, according to Russia’s Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency. “The crisis in relations between Russia and the West has already led to a reduction in …

Moscow and Tehran are actively working on opening a joint bank with plans to carry out operations in national currencies, according to the former president of the Russia-Iran Friendship Society Bahram Amirahmadiyan. The decision on setting up the bank was agreed last year but Western sanctions against Tehran have been …